I just got rid of my last Windows computer and switched to Linux full time. I’m forced to use Zoom to attend online lectures at my university and WOW is the Linux client for Zoom terrible compared to Windows. For one, it doesn’t have an option to have the gallery view above the screen share view, only beside it, which wastes screen space. It also forces itself into full screen mode whenever someone starts sharing their screen, AND when I switch it back to windowed mode, it’s not maximized even when it was before. It also launches a blank “join a meeting” window alongside the active meeting every time I click on a meeting from Canvas (my University’s course management system) or switch into a breakout group. Finally, for some reason it forcibly disables KDE’s power management modes whenever it’s active.

Screw you Zoom. Fix your shitty software on Linux!

  • DessalinesA
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    53 years ago

    I agree it is incredibly annoying. That mixed with linux’s awful bluetooth headphones support pretty much make me want to use it on mobile alone.

  • @xe8
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    33 years ago

    Luckily I don’t have to use zoom often, and use jitsi instead.

    Does zoom not have a web client?

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